Recent content by Debs

I'd like to join in if the middle of Wales isn't too out of the way to make it practical. Enough for two langstroth hives, I'll need to count up.

Went to a really interesting talk at our local BKA on Friday evening by Prof Rose Cooper who is doing research into the antimicrobial properties of honey in wound healing. She's tested alot of monofloral Welsh honeys and compared to manuka. Most honey the effect comes from something converted to...

Thanks for the info, my sons working in Farnborough and goes to Guildford uni so might need a trip that way sometime.

How much was the shipping costs? Do you know if they do collection? I'll have to save Christmas money!

Hope she improves quickly and life settles down for you. I think my hive is OK now,thanks.

Mine is great and has been really helpful over the phone this last week. How he remembers so much about each set up from one visit I'll never know. Even knew what spare kit, feeders etc I'd got. Given me lots of advise and he couldn't see the queen either so I didn't feel so bad about it.

Looked in the hive today and there's a small patch of young larvae so hopefully it's alright.

Well,I couldn't inspect today as weather was yuck most of the day. It did brighten a bit this afternoon but still too windy, the bees were foraging and bringing in pollen and from the outside everything appearred normal. Also got had a return call from the SBI and email from local assoc. member...

Hello, Did you get my pm?

She was definately longer and pointier than the workers and less stripey, and didn't look like the drones I'd seen earlier in the year. I didn't think the queen should go in the feeder but that's where I found her. I'll look as soon as the weather allows but doesn't look like it's going to...

That's what I'm hoping too. If she'd just stopped laying because of the apiguard how long would it usually be before she restarts ( probably a how long is a piece of string question but any idea from experience.) Their taking the syrup well and don't seem to have changed behaviour at all.

Not sure about anything at the moment. Looked pointier than the drones I'd seen earlier in the year. Their in a langstroth on brood and a half. I've taken off the honey super, treated with apiguard, finished 12th Sept and started feeding. There's been no eggs since end of August which I put down...

I made a stupid mistake, forgot to put the queen excluder back on under the crown board and feeder. The centre cup of the rapid feeder wasn't down properly. There were several dead and dopey bees in the feeder one I think was the queen. I brought her indoors for a closer look and she revived a...